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Rebuilding coastal fisheries livelihoods after the Tsunami: key lessons from past experience
Type: Journal Article
Fishing communities around the Indian Ocean were severely affected by the December 2004 tsunamis. Programs for rebuilding coastal fisheries livelihoods need to address the pre-tsunami situation that was characterized by ...
How much of the Mekong fish catch is at risk from mainstream dam development?
Type: Journal Article
In the absence of reliable data on the species composition of the catch in the Lower Mekong Basin, the authors look at three approaches to estimate the size of the region’s migratory fish resources.The article, based on ...
Investing in African fisheries : building links to the millennium development goals
Type: Journal Article
This paper examines the direct and indirect links between fisheries and individual Millennium Development Goals and translates the findings into recommendations for action in support of improved investments in fisheries ...
Excess capacity and sustainable development in Java Sea fisheries
Type: Journal Article
Excess capacity and overfishing are problems in the open-access, common-pool fisheries of the Java Sea. Data development analysis is used to estimate excess fishing capacity and the number of vessels to decommission in ...
The importance of fisheries for development
Type: Journal Article
Declining fish stocks and degraded aquatic environments are easily overlooked in debates about sustainable development. This issue of id21 insights aims to bring these challenges forward. It examines the problems facing ...
Local solutions to challenges of West Indian Ocean fisheries development
Type: Journal Article
The West Indian Ocean is rich in biodiversity and marine resources. This paper gives an overview of fisheries development and resource management in the region. There are many shared issues that must be addressed within ...
A fisheries co-management case study from The Gambia
Type: Journal Article
User involvement in fisheries management has been around for some time, but few analytical papers have been published on the subject in Africa. Most of these initiatives fall under the rubric of co-management. But what is ...